Production system carrier capacity prediction process and tool

Abstract

A production system includes an information handling system (IHS) having a carrier capacity prediction tool that receives a customer order that may include packaging and carrier requirements. The carrier capacity prediction tool partitions the customer order into work units. The carrier capacity tool determines work unit carrier capacity requirements from historical data that a volumetric weight database stores. If the volumetric weight database does not include sufficient historical information to determine carrier capacity requirements, the carrier capacity tool predicts carrier capacity requirements from best fit or actual packaging data during final packaging of customer goods for shipment. The carrier capacity tool sums all work unit packaging and volumetric weight data for each customer order to generate an aggregate of the total carrier capacity needs for a particular time period for production system shipping.

Description

BACKGROUND[0001]The disclosures herein relate generally to information handling systems (IHSs), and more specifically, to IHSs that manage production processes and that predict carrier capacity for shipping customer goods.[0002]Production systems may employ information handling systems (IHSs) that execute applications or other processes that support production processes such as order fulfillment and supply chain management. Order fulfillment includes processing of customer orders, manufacturing, production and shipment of customer goods. Order fulfillment processing may include management of custom or configurable customer orders. Configurable customer orders or configure-to-order processes drive custom builds or build-to-order production processes. Carrier capacity may represent a significant expense during the order fulfillment or supply chain process.BRIEF SUMMARY[0003]In one embodiment, a method for determining required carrier capacity is disclosed that includes receiving, by a...

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